Building Sustainable Futures Brick by Brick: Exploring Reactions to Career Shocks Through LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

Yoy Bergs, Jon P. Briscoe, Pascale Peters, Xander Dennis Lub, Robert Jan Blomme, Centre for Strategy, Organization and Leadership, Nyenrode Business University, The Netherlands, Department of Management, Northern Illinois University, Organisations in Digital Transformation, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands, Inter-university Centre for Organizational Science and Change, The Netherlands

Group & Organization Management

Published online on January 28, 2026

Abstract

Group & Organization Management, Ahead of Print.
Unexpected job loss can cause psychological distress and financial strain, limiting individuals’ ability to explore new career paths and future selves. While traditional career research has focused primarily on retrospective sensemaking to understand how ...